PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

a female sit skier rounds a gate

German alpine skier assures she can now ´take risks´ after winning all five golds at Sochi 2014

flags from many countries flying in the wind at the Paralympic Village

Find out who is carrying his or her country’s flag at Paralympic Opening Ceremony

Andrea Rothfuss, Oksana Masters and Seung-Hwan Jung.

The IPC has launched a series of videos sponsored by Visa to promote athletes on their road to PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games, which take place 9-18 March.

three female Para snowboarders on the podium

A look back at the last Winter Games before the Opening Ceremony of the 2018 Paralympics

a female Nordic skier

Most decorated Winter Paralympian speaks to paralympic.org ahead of Opening Ceremony

Brazilian Para Nordic skier Christian Ribera practices in PyeongChang ahead of the 2018 Winter Paralympics

One in every 11 athletes competing in the Paralympic Winter Games has been a beneficiary of programmes funded by the IPC development arm

Pope Francis Good Luck Message | PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Holy Father describes Para athletes as “an example of courage, tenacity and perserverance”

two male Para ice hockey players contest a puck

Defenceman will try to help his country win first Para ice hockey medal in his third Games

a man spreads his arms wide while speaking at a podium

Full text of Andrew Parsons' Opening Ceremony address

an athlete holds a South Korean flag

Nordic skier selected as hosts' flagbearer for Opening Ceremony of Winter Paralympics